Murder most foul has it in Central Hong Kong's highflying academic circles... a linguistic whodunit... Lettie Tellhalla was found dead with a cryptic message as a gag... Detective Warren Inspectrum couldn't wait to get home when he was called upon to solve the case... a difficult challenge in a world where numb's the word... as far as in the deepest recesses of the Dead Languages Department... What is the Lost Perfect Society ?